九尾の狐

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
九	尾	狐
きゅう Grade: 1	び Grade: S	きつね Hyōgai
kan'on		kun'yomi

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九尾の狐

Etymology

Compound of 九(きゅう) (kyū, “nine”) + 尾(び) (bi, “tail”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 狐(きつね) (kitsune, “fox”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きゅうびのきつね (Atamadaka – )^[1]
(Tokyo) きゅうびのきつね (Heiban – )^[1]
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Noun

九(きゅう)尾(び)の狐(きつね) • (kyūbi no kitsune) ^{←きうびのきつね (kiubinokitune)^?}

(mythology) nine-tailed fox

Synonyms

九尾狐(きゅうびこ) (kyūbiko)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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